Silverdale Pistol Club Est 1996

PA50 & Unrestricted Service Pistol

 

These are challenging Centrefire match in which competitor draws from the holster to engage the targets and include shooting prone, sitting and standing, barricade and rapid fire as well as single hand and weak hand sequences. shooting at 50, 25, 10 & 7 Yards. For this service matches you will need 4 mags or 3 speed loaders, don't worry if you don't someone will have gear to loan you.  You will need 90 rounds of ammunition to compete in these matches. Pistol Australia is the governing body for all PA Service matches. 

 

 

A less restrictive match is Unrestricted Service Pistol. The Unrestricted match may be shot from the 'ready' position no holster is used, this is the more popular version of the match as shooters without holster qualifications can participate in the match. 

 

Pistols

No optical sights are permitted in these matches and the weight of the trigger pull must be at least 1360 grams. Self-loading pistols or Revolvers are permitted, with minimum barrel length being 100 mm for revolvers and 120 mm for self loaders (semi-autos).

 

Competitors must undertake a competency and holster safety test before being permitted to compete in the Service Pistol event.

 

Power Factor

PA50 - minimum power factor of 120 is involved. 

Unrestricted - no restriction on power factor.

 

Course of fire

This event consists of ninety rounds divided into a number of timed sequences and over various distances. (Note that the distances are quoted in ‘yards’ not ‘metres’).

 

The match is shot on black oval service targets, with each shooter having four targets, numbered one to four (left to right) to fire at. The 10 ring is 10cm wide by 20cm high, with the entire target scoring out of the 6 ring, and measures 45cm wide by 80cm high.

 

       50 yards (24  Shots)

• One series of 24 shots in a total of 205 seconds.

                            6 Shots Prone on Target 1 - Reload

                            6 Shots Sitting or Kneeling on target 2 - Reload

                            6 Shots Right side of Barricade on Target 3 - Reload

                            6 shots Left side of Barricade on Target 4

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      25 yards (36 shots)

• Four Series of 6 shots using the Barricade, Supported.

                         6 Shots Right side of Barricade on Target 4 in 15 seconds 

                         6 Shots Left side of Barricade on Target 3 in 15 seconds 

                         6 Shots Left side of Barricade Target 1 - reload - 6 shots Right side of Barricade in 35 Seconds 

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• Two series of 6 shots standing clear of the barricade unsupported.

                             3 Shots Target 1 -  3 shots Target 2 in 6 Seconds

                             2 Shots Target 2 -  2 shots Target 3 - 2 shots Target 4 in 6 Seconds 

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      10 Yards (18 Shots)

• Three Series of 6 shots unsupported using both left and right hands.

                          6 Shots Target 4 in 4 seconds

                          3 Shots Left Hand only - 3 shots Right hand only Target 3 in 8 Seconds

                          3 Shots Target 2 - 3 Shots Target 1 in 4 seconds

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      7 Yards (12 Shots)

• One Series of 12 shots, unsupported. 

                          3 shots target 1 - 3 shots Target 2 - reload

                          3 shots target 1 - 3 shots Target 2

 

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Grading                  Master Grade        A Grade        B Grade       C Grade      D Grade 

Max Score 900       >885                   >870            >840           >800        <800

 

This event generally has the shooters moving down the range towards the target at specified distances, however at Silverdale Pistol club after each stage we must clear the firearms and move the target back to the next distance, this is due to our unique range template. 

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